Working With Cables - IBM eServer xSeries 440 Installation Manual

Working with cables

You can connect the following cables to the rear of your server: SMP Expansion,
power, RXE Expansion, SCSI, Ethernet, USB, video, auxiliary pointing device, and
RXE management cables.
Notes:
1. Refer to the following illustration to locate the connectors on the back of your
2. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
To effectively manage the cables on this server, keep groups of cables secured
together, and do not run cables across the back of the server.
Notes:
1. Use cable ties to bundle similar cables together.
2. Use hook-and-loop straps to secure the cable bundles to the vertical rails of the
3. When possible, separate data and power cables. (For more information on
4. Do not secure cables too tightly. Overtightening can cause internal damage to
server.
rack.
cable routing, see the cabling instructions for your xSeries 440 server on the
World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support).
the cables.
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